Nepal seeks balanced India-China ties, puts economic diplomacy first

Nepal wants to maintain a balanced relationship with all friendly countries, including neighbours India and China, while giving priority to economic diplomacy and a foreign policy based on national interest, Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal has said. He said his recent visit to India, the first high-level contact between the two countries after Nepal’s new government took office in March, could be described as a “special one”. Khanal said the new government wants cordial relations with all neighbours and development partners, and aims to attract more foreign investment through effective economic diplomacy. His remarks came after visits to both New Delhi…